很好的简历指导英语.docx
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很好的简历指导英语
Writearesumethatgeneratesresults.
Thisaward-winningguidetoresumewritingwillteachyoutowritearesumeequaltoonedonebyatop-notchprofessionalwriter.Itoffersexamples,formatchoices,helpwritingtheobjective,thesummaryandothersections,aswellassamplesofexcellentresumewriting.
Writingagreatresumedoesnotnecessarilymeanyoushouldfollowtherulesyouhearthroughthegrapevine.Itdoesnothavetobejustonepageinlengthorfollowaspecificresumeformat.Everyresumeisaone-of-a-kindmarketingcommunication.Itshouldbeappropriatetoyoursituationanddoexactlywhatyouwantittodo.Insteadofabunchofrulesandtips,wearegoingtocuttothechaseinthisbriefguideandofferyouthemostbasicprinciplesofwritingahighlyeffectiveresume.
Whoarewetobetellingyouhowtowriteyourresume?
Aspartofourcareerconsultingpractice,wehavewrittenandproducedresumesforanumberofFortune500C.E.O.s,seniormembersofseveralrecentpresidentialadministrations,andthousandsofprofessionalsinnearlyeveryfieldofendeavor.Wealsohavewrittenresumesforyoungpeoplejuststartingout.
Weconcentrateonhelpingpeoplechooseandchangetocareersthatfitthemperfectly.Wehavenotemployedresumewritersforseveralyears.Ifyouaretryingtodecidewhattodowithyourlife,wecanhelpyou.Thatisouroneandonlyspecialty.Pleasedon'taskustowriteyourresume.Weofferthisresumewritingguidetoyoubecausemostoftheresumebooksouttherearesoprimitive.
ThisguideisespeciallyforpeoplelookingforajobintheUnitedStates.IntheU.S.,therulesofjobhuntingaremuchmorerelaxedthantheyareinEuropeandAsia.Youcandoalotmoreactivepersonalmarketinghere.Youmayhavetotonedownouradviceafewnotchesandfollowthetraditional,conservativeformatacceptedinyourfieldifyouliveelsewhereorareinlaw,academiaoratechnicalengineering,computerorotherscientificfield.Butevenwhenyourpresentationmustfitanarrowsetofrules,youcanstillusetheprincipleswewillpresenttomakeyourpresentationmoreeffectivethanyourcompetition's.
THEGOODNEWSANDTHEBAD
Thegoodnewsisthat,withalittleextraeffort,youcancreatearesumethatmakesyoureallystandoutasasuperiorcandidateforajobyouareseeking.Notoneresumeinahundredfollowstheprinciplesthatstirtheinterestofprospectiveemployers.So,evenifyoufacefiercecompetition,withawellwrittenresumeyoushouldbeinvitedtointerviewmoreoftenthanmanypeoplemorequalifiedthanyou.
Thebadnewsisthatyourpresentresumeisprobablymuchmoreinadequatethanyounowrealize.Youwillhavetolearnhowtothinkandwriteinastylethatwillbecompletelynewtoyou.
TounderstandwhatImean,let'stakealookatthepurposeofyourresume.Whydoyouhavearesumeinthefirstplace?
Whatisitsupposedtodoforyou?
Here'sanimaginaryscenario.Youapplyforajobthatseemsabsolutelyperfectforyou.Yousendyourresumewithacoverlettertotheprospectiveemployer.Plentyofotherpeoplethinkthejobsoundsgreattooandapplyforthejob.Afewdayslater,theemployerisstaringatapileofseveralhundredresumes.Severalhundred?
youask.Isn'tthataninflatednumber?
Notreally.Ajobofferoftenattractsbetween100and1000resumesthesedays,soyouarefacingagreatdealofcompetition.
Backtotheprospectiveemployerstaringatthehugestackofresumes:
Thispersonisn'tanymoreexcitedaboutgoingthroughthispileofdry,boringdocumentsthanyouwouldbe.Buttheyhavetodoit,sotheydigin.Afterafewminutes,theyaregettingsleepy.Theyarenotreallyfocusinganymore.Then,theyrunacrossyourresume.Assoonastheystartreadingit,theyperkup.Themoretheyread,themoreinterestedandawaketheybecome.
Mostresumesinthepilehaveonlygottenaquickglance.Butyoursgetsread,frombeginningtoend.Then,itgetsputontopofthetinypileofresumesthatmakethefirstcut.Thesearethepeoplewhowillbeaskedintointerview.Inthisminiresumewritingguide,weaimtogiveyouthebasictoolstotakethisoutoftherealmoffantasyandintoyoureverydaylife.
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THENUMBERONEPURPOSEOFARESUME
Yourresumeisatoolwithonespecificpurpose:
towinaninterview.Ifitdoeswhatthefantasyresumedid,itworks.Ifitdoesn't,itisn'taneffectiveresume.Aresumeisanadvertisement,nothingmore,nothingless.
Agreatresumedoesn'tjusttellthemwhatyouhavedonebutmakesthesameassertionthatallgoodadsdo:
Ifyoubuythisproduct(Me),youwillgetthesespecific,directbenefits.Itpresentsyouinthebestlight.Itconvincestheemployerthatyouhavewhatittakestobesuccessfulinthisnewpositionorcareer.
Itissopleasingtotheeyethatthereaderisenticedtopickitupandreadit.It"whetstheappetite,"stimulatesinterestinmeetingyouandlearningmoreaboutyou.Itinspirestheprospectiveemployertopickupthephoneandaskyoutocomeinforaninterview.
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OTHERPOSSIBLEREASONSTOHAVEARESUME
∙Topasstheemployer'sscreeningprocess(requisiteeducationallevel,numberyears'experience,etc.),togivebasicfactsintendedtoinfluencetheemployer(companiesworkedfor,politicalaffiliations,racialminority,etc.).Toprovidecontactinformation:
anup-to-dateaddressandatelephonenumber(atelephonenumberwhichwillalwaysbeansweredduringbusinesshours).
∙Toestablishyouasaprofessionalpersonwithhighstandardsandexcellentwritingskills,basedonthefactthattheresumeissowelldone(clear,well-organized,well-written,well-designed,ofthehighestprofessionalgradesofprintingandpaper).Forthoseintheart,advertising,marketing,orwritingprofessions,theresumecanserveasasampleoftheirskills.
∙Tohavesomethingtogivetopotentialemployers,yourjob-huntingcontactsandprofessionalreferences,toprovidebackgroundinformation;togiveoutin"informationalinterviews"withtherequestforacritique(aconcretecreativewaytocultivatethesupportofthisnewperson);tosendtoacontactasareasonforfollow-upcontact,andtokeepinyourbriefcasetogivetopeopleyoumeetcasually-asanotherformof"businesscard."
∙Touseasacoveringpieceoraddendumtoanotherformofjobapplication;aspartofagrantorcontractproposal;asanaccompanimenttograduateschoolorotherapplication.
∙Toputinanemployer'spersonnelfiles.
∙Tohelpyouclarifyyourdirection,qualifications,andstrengths,boostyourconfidence,ortostarttheprocessofcommittingtoajoborcareerchange.
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WHATITISN'T
Itisamistaketothinkofyourresumeasahistoryofyourpast,asapersonalstatementorassomesortofselfexpression.Sure,mostofthecontentofanyresumeisfocusedonyourjobhistory.Butwritefromtheintentiontocreateinterest,topersuadetheemployertocallyou.Ifyouwritewiththatgoal,yourfinalproductwillbeverydifferentthanifyouwritetoinformorcatalogyourjobhistory.
Mostpeoplewritearesumebecauseeveryoneknowsthatyouhavetohaveonetogetajob.Theywritetheirresumegrudgingly,tofulfillthisobligation.Forthem,writingaresumeisonlyslightlyabovefillingoutincometaxformsinthehierarchyofworldlydelights.Ifyourealizethatagreatresumecanbeyourtickettogettingexactlythejobyouwant,youcanmustersomegenuineenthusiasmforcreatingarealmasterpiece,ratherthanthefeebleproductsmostpeopleturnout.
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WHATIFI'MNOTSUREOFMYJOBTARGET?
Ifyouarehuntingforajobbutarenotsureyouareonacareerpaththatisperfectforyou,youareprobablygoingtowindupdoingsomethingthatdoesn'tfityouverywell,thatyouarenotgoingtofindfulfilling,andthatyouwillmostlikelyleavewithinfiveyears.Doesn'tsoundlikemuchofalifetome;howaboutyou?
Areyouwillingtokeepputtingupwithpinningyourfateontherandomturningsofthewheel?
Part2-HOWTOKNOCKTHESOCKSOFFAPROSPECTIVE
Researchshowsthatonlyoneinterviewisgrantedforevery200resumesreceivedbytheaverageemployer.Researchalsotellsusthatyourresumewillbequicklyscanned,ratherthanread.Tento20secondsisallthetimeyouwillhavetopersuadeaprospectiveemployertoreadfurther.Whatthismeanstoyouisthatthedecisiontointerviewacandidateisusuallybasedonanoverallfirstimpressionoftheresume,aquickscreeningthatsoimpressesthereaderandconvincesthemofyourqualificationsthataninterviewresults.Asaresult,thetophalfofthefirstpageofyourresumewilleithermakeyouorbreakyou.Bythetimetheyhavereadthefirstfewlines,youhaveeithercaughttheirinterest,oryourresumehasfailed.Thatiswhywesaythatyourresumeisanad.Youhopeitwill/wantit/willdesignittohavethesameresultasawell-writtenad:
togetthereadertorespond.
Towriteaneffectiveresume,youneedtowritepowerfulbutsubtleadvertisingcopy.Notonlythat,butyoumustsellaproductinwhichyouhavealargepersonalinvestment:
You.What'salsocrucial,giventhefactthatmostofusdonotthinkinamarketing-orientedwaynaturally,isthatyouareprobablynotpresentlylookingforwardtosellinganything,letaloneyourself.But,ifyouwanttoincreaseyourjob-huntingeffectivenessasmuchaspossible,youwouldbewisetolearntowriteaspectacularresume.Fearnot;withourhelpyouCANdoit.
Youdonotneedtohardsellormakeanyclaimsthatarenotabsolutelytrue.Youdoneedtogetoveryourmodestyandunwillingnesstotootyourownhorn.Peoplemoreoftenbuythebestadvertisedproductth
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